Band 7 Clinical Coordinator - CYP

This role forms part of a newly established Clinical Co-ordination Function in Birmingham and Solihull (BSOL), aimed at improving support for children and young people (CYP) with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism (LD/A).

The Clinical Co-ordinator will lead on coordinating care and support for CYP with LD/A at risk of hospital admission, ensuring that pre-admission Care, Education and Treatment Reviews (CETRs) are completed in line with NHS England guidance.

We have two roles available, one covering the Birmingham area, and one covering the Solihull area.

For Birmingham, the post holder will sit within the Disability Intensive Care Enhanced (DICE) Team, who work to prevent avoidable psychiatric admissions for children and young people with learning disabilities and / or autism. The individual would engage directly with children and young people who are admitted to a mental health hospital, and work with networks to proactively support discharge and reduce the risks of readmission.

For Solihull, the post holder will sit with the MPOWER service, who work to prevent avoidable psychiatric admissions for children and young people with learning disabilities and / or autism. The individual would engage directly with children and young people who are admitted to a mental health hospital, and work with networks to proactively support discharge and reduce the risks of readmission.

• Provide clinical leadership and coordination for CYP with LD/A at risk of admission.
• Hold clinical oversight of complex cases, ensuring proactive risk management, contingency planning, and admission avoidance.
• Monitor and report on the inpatient cohort, ensuring timely discharge planning and post-discharge support.
• Ensure high standards of safeguarding, governance, and adherence to national and local LD/A frameworks.
• Offer CAMHS inpatient reviews of treatment and support discharge planning, ensuring key stakeholder from within the service are present or referrals completed, And initiate escalation where required to prevent delays in treatment or discharge.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Louise Bull-Tyagi

Job title:

Lead Nurse for Learning Disability and DICE Email address:  Telephone number:

Solihull Contact-

Regina Tierney